Volume 22 - Issue 7 - July 2014
Chief Medical Editor Message
04/07/2016
Over the past 20 years, we have witnessed extraordinary changes in how psoriasis is managed. Biologic treatments have revolutionized the outcomes we can help patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis achieve. Long gone are the days where the...
Over the past 20 years, we have witnessed extraordinary changes in how psoriasis is managed. Biologic treatments have revolutionized the outcomes we can help patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis achieve. Long gone are the days where the...
Over the past 20 years, we have...
04/07/2016
The Dermatologist
04/06/2016
Significant differences in quality of life (QOL) and use of prescription topical medication exist between patients with clear skin compared to patients with almost clear skin, ultimately suggesting that clear skin is the indicator of the...
Significant differences in quality of life (QOL) and use of prescription topical medication exist between patients with clear skin compared to patients with almost clear skin, ultimately suggesting that clear skin is the indicator of the...
Significant differences in...
04/06/2016
The Dermatologist
04/06/2016
A recent study found that psoriasis patients who have previously undergone multiple phototherapy treatments experience shorter remission periods when being treated with narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy. Ryu et al conducted a...
A recent study found that psoriasis patients who have previously undergone multiple phototherapy treatments experience shorter remission periods when being treated with narrowband ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) phototherapy. Ryu et al conducted a...
A recent study found that...
04/06/2016
The Dermatologist
04/06/2016
A recent study examined the clinical evidence related to photodynamic therapy for psoriasis, which showed promise in the early 1990s as a treatment of plaque clearance following topical aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT). In...
A recent study examined the clinical evidence related to photodynamic therapy for psoriasis, which showed promise in the early 1990s as a treatment of plaque clearance following topical aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT). In...
A recent study examined the...
04/06/2016
The Dermatologist
04/06/2016
Narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy is used for treatment of psoriasis, though the mechanisms underlying its efficacy are unclear. In a recent study, researchers used gene expression profiling to characterize gene expression in lesional...
Narrowband UVB (NB-UVB) phototherapy is used for treatment of psoriasis, though the mechanisms underlying its efficacy are unclear. In a recent study, researchers used gene expression profiling to characterize gene expression in lesional...
Narrowband UVB (NB-UVB)...
04/06/2016
The Dermatologist
04/06/2016
During 2014 The Dermatologist’s sister publication, First Report Managed Care, conducted a survey of professionals in the managed care specialty pharmacy field to determine trends in managed care with a focus on specialty pharmacy. The survey...
During 2014 The Dermatologist’s sister publication, First Report Managed Care, conducted a survey of professionals in the managed care specialty pharmacy field to determine trends in managed care with a focus on specialty pharmacy. The survey...
During 2014 The Dermatologist’s...
04/06/2016
The Dermatologist
04/06/2016
National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) has announced plans to launch the largest realignment and expansion of its psoriatic arthritis (PsA) program since the organization began serving this community nearly 20 years ago. The NPF has provided...
National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) has announced plans to launch the largest realignment and expansion of its psoriatic arthritis (PsA) program since the organization began serving this community nearly 20 years ago. The NPF has provided...
National Psoriasis Foundation...
04/06/2016
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News
08/19/2014
To help physicians who would like to better be able to follow a patient’s progress while taking Promius Pharma’s generic isotretinoin capsules USP (Zenatane), the company has created a web-based provider portal, which is designed to allow any...
To help physicians who would like to better be able to follow a patient’s progress while taking Promius Pharma’s generic isotretinoin capsules USP (Zenatane), the company has created a web-based provider portal, which is designed to allow any...
To help physicians who would...
08/19/2014
The Dermatologist
08/18/2014
Cynosure, Inc. received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the PicoSure Picosecond Laser Workstation for the treatment of acne scars with the FOCUS lens array
Cynosure, Inc. received FDA 510(k) clearance to market the PicoSure Picosecond Laser Workstation for the treatment of acne scars with the FOCUS lens array
Cynosure, Inc. received FDA...
08/18/2014
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News
07/23/2014
Data from PALACE 4 demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in enthesitis, dactylitis and physical function with apremilast (Otezla, Celgene Corp) that were sustained up to 52 weeks of treatment. Apremilast, approved by the FDA in...
Data from PALACE 4 demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in enthesitis, dactylitis and physical function with apremilast (Otezla, Celgene Corp) that were sustained up to 52 weeks of treatment. Apremilast, approved by the FDA in...
Data from PALACE 4 demonstrated...
07/23/2014
The Dermatologist
News
07/23/2014
Much has been studied about how psoriasis results in increased expenses to patients from many cost sources, such as visit charges and other patient copayments. However, psoriasis treatments also results in travel costs and lost time,...
Much has been studied about how psoriasis results in increased expenses to patients from many cost sources, such as visit charges and other patient copayments. However, psoriasis treatments also results in travel costs and lost time,...
Much has been studied about how...
07/23/2014
The Dermatologist
News
07/23/2014
New research shows that not only does psoriasis affect the quality of life of people living with the disease, it also affects those they are closest with. Psoriasis markedly worsens the global well-being of patients and their cohabitants, who...
New research shows that not only does psoriasis affect the quality of life of people living with the disease, it also affects those they are closest with. Psoriasis markedly worsens the global well-being of patients and their cohabitants, who...
New research shows that not only...
07/23/2014
The Dermatologist
07/23/2014
This 62-year-old female has been on etanercept (Enbrel) for over 1 year for treatment of psoriasis and presents with a tender eruption of 3 days duration on her right arm.
What do you suspect?
A. Herpes simplex
B. Herpes zoster
C....
This 62-year-old female has been on etanercept (Enbrel) for over 1 year for treatment of psoriasis and presents with a tender eruption of 3 days duration on her right arm.
What do you suspect?
A. Herpes simplex
B. Herpes zoster
C....
This 62-year-old female has been...
07/23/2014
The Dermatologist
Psoriasis Solutions
07/23/2014
Talk to any patient with psoriasis or any doctor who treats one and they will tell you psoriasis is more than a skin disease. It affects your entire life — your skin, your body, your psyche. Patients are often left feeling isolated...
Talk to any patient with psoriasis or any doctor who treats one and they will tell you psoriasis is more than a skin disease. It affects your entire life — your skin, your body, your psyche. Patients are often left feeling isolated...
Talk to any patient with...
07/23/2014
The Dermatologist
News
07/23/2014
Prescribing phototherapy instead of biologics for the treatment of psoriasis could potentially be a significant cost saving for patients, according to a poster presentation by Shors et al at the American Academy of Dermatology 72nd Annual...
Prescribing phototherapy instead of biologics for the treatment of psoriasis could potentially be a significant cost saving for patients, according to a poster presentation by Shors et al at the American Academy of Dermatology 72nd Annual...
Prescribing phototherapy instead...
07/23/2014
The Dermatologist
07/23/2014
Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disease characterized by cutaneous inflammation and epidermal hyperproliferation. Improvements in psoriasis therapies over the past decade have changed the way dermatologists treat this important disease...
Psoriasis is a common chronic skin disease characterized by cutaneous inflammation and epidermal hyperproliferation. Improvements in psoriasis therapies over the past decade have changed the way dermatologists treat this important disease...
Psoriasis is a common chronic...
07/23/2014
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
07/22/2014
Swedish researchers found that infants with eczema and wheezing episodes are at increased odds of developing asthma as children than infants who suffer from eczema alone.
Swedish researchers found that infants with eczema and wheezing episodes are at increased odds of developing asthma as children than infants who suffer from eczema alone.
Swedish researchers found that...
07/22/2014
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The Dermatopathologist
07/22/2014
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy with prototypic and characteristic skin lesions.
Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory myopathy with prototypic and characteristic skin lesions.
Dermatomyositis is an...
07/22/2014
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Industry News
07/22/2014
Luzu is the first FDA-approved antifungal topical drug to treat tinea cruris and tinea corporis in 1 week.
Luzu is the first FDA-approved antifungal topical drug to treat tinea cruris and tinea corporis in 1 week.
Luzu is the first FDA-approved...
07/22/2014
The Dermatologist
07/22/2014
The link between psoriasis and other medical conditions such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA), cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, psychiatric disorders, lymphoma and ocular disease is being recognized by a...
The link between psoriasis and other medical conditions such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA), cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorder, inflammatory bowel disease, psychiatric disorders, lymphoma and ocular disease is being recognized by a...
The link between psoriasis and...
07/22/2014
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Aesthetics Corner
07/22/2014
Erythema, an adverse effect following laser procedures involving the face, can be perceived as embarrassing or even disabling to patients.
Erythema, an adverse effect following laser procedures involving the face, can be perceived as embarrassing or even disabling to patients.
Erythema, an adverse effect...
07/22/2014
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
07/22/2014
Dermatologists should be proactive in the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of primary focal hyperhidrosis in their patients. Hyperhidrosis is characterized by sweating in excess of what is required for normal temperature control.
Dermatologists should be proactive in the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of primary focal hyperhidrosis in their patients. Hyperhidrosis is characterized by sweating in excess of what is required for normal temperature control.
Dermatologists should be...
07/22/2014
The Dermatologist
Cosmetic Clinic
07/22/2014
Adverse events are an unavoidable aspect of cosmetic procedures. If you do enough procedures, you are going to see adverse events of all different types. Fortunately, most are self-limited and manageable.
Adverse events are an unavoidable aspect of cosmetic procedures. If you do enough procedures, you are going to see adverse events of all different types. Fortunately, most are self-limited and manageable.
Adverse events are an...
07/22/2014
The Dermatologist
Research in Review
07/21/2014
Many of us passionately love the sun. We love it so much that researchers found that even people who had been diagnosed with the potentially deadly melanoma skin cancer continue to flirt dangerously with the sun.
Many of us passionately love the sun. We love it so much that researchers found that even people who had been diagnosed with the potentially deadly melanoma skin cancer continue to flirt dangerously with the sun.
Many of us passionately love the...
07/21/2014
The Dermatologist
Spotlight
07/21/2014
Professor Dr. Marcel F. Jonkman is chair of the department of dermatology at the University of Groningen.
Professor Dr. Marcel F. Jonkman is chair of the department of dermatology at the University of Groningen.
Professor Dr. Marcel F. Jonkman...
07/21/2014
The Dermatologist
Board Review
07/21/2014
1. Which of the following is true regarding this condition?
a) Calcinosis in systemic sclerosis is usually a result of abnormal calcium and/or phosphate metabolism
b) Calcinosis is one of the earliest manifestations of systemic sclerosis,...
1. Which of the following is true regarding this condition?
a) Calcinosis in systemic sclerosis is usually a result of abnormal calcium and/or phosphate metabolism
b) Calcinosis is one of the earliest manifestations of systemic sclerosis,...
1. Which of the following is...
07/21/2014
The Dermatologist
News
07/21/2014
Merz and Ulthera, Inc. have entered a definitive merger agreement in which Merz will acquire Ulthera, Inc, a global medical device company focused on developing and commercializing technologies for aesthetic and medical applications using its...
Merz and Ulthera, Inc. have entered a definitive merger agreement in which Merz will acquire Ulthera, Inc, a global medical device company focused on developing and commercializing technologies for aesthetic and medical applications using its...
Merz and Ulthera, Inc. have...
07/21/2014
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